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November 5, 2020 | Tenders

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Afghanistan receives train for Herat - Khaf line; Seven locomotives delivered to Cuba; Russia to develop hydrogen trains

Afghanistan: The Afghan Railway Authority received an experimental train from Iran on October 28, for use on the planned 218km railway between Herat, Afghanistan, and Khaf, Iran.

November 4, 2020 | North America

Edmonton advances $C 2.6bn Valley Line West extension

THE Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, has announced Marigold Infrastructure Partners (MIP) as the preferred bidder for a contract to design, build and partially finance its $C 2.6bn ($US 1.98bn), 14km Valley Line West light rail extension.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Patriot Rail to acquire Utah short line operator

UNITED States short line and regional freight operator Patriot Rail has entered into an agreement to acquire Class 3 short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its subsidiaries Caballero and Caballero 2, which provide storage and multi-modal services.

November 2, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Ground-breaking held for Indiana commuter project

NORTHERN Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) held a virtual ground-breaking ceremony on October 28 for its West Lake Corridor Project to extend the South Shore Line commuter rail service from Hammond to Dyer.

October 30, 2020 | Rolling stock

North County Transit District orders two more locomotives

CALIFORNIA’s North County Transit District (NCTD), which operates services in the San Diego area, has ordered two more diesel-electric Charger locomotives from Siemens under a contract signed in 2018.

October 29, 2020 | Financial

IRJ In-Brief - Financial: Greenbrier annual results; Knorr-Bremse ups Rail Vision stake; Norway extends Covid support

United States: Rolling stock manufacturer Greenbrier has reported an Ebitda of $US 310.3m for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, amounting to 11.1% of the company’s $US 2.8bn revenue for the year.

October 28, 2020 | Financial

FRA awards grants worth $US 172.1m

THE United States’ Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded grants worth a combined $US 172.1m to projects in the states of California, Connecticut and New Jersey, through its FY 2020 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair (SOGR) programme.

October 28, 2020 | High-speed

Work on Brightline West high-speed line expected in 2020

PRIVATE railway Brightline has released a construction schedule for its Las Vegas - southern California high-speed line, which will be called Brightline West. After the completion of a bond sale to help pay for the initial phase, construction is expected to begin later this year and will be completed in 2024.

October 28, 2020 | Financial

CN reports falling revenue, rising demand

CANADIAN National Railway (CN), has reported “sequential improvements” in its third-quarter financial and operating results, despite the continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

October 27, 2020 | Europe

Shift2Rail signs agreements with Cutric and Western Balkan countries

SHIFT2RAIL (S2R) has signed two agreements to promote international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) for the rail industry.

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